IE gone missing...

Thanks for the info WHS. I guess I never ran into it or didn't think anything of calling Microsoft if something went wrong. :)

Thanks, whs!!!

Great find!! :) Got it downloaded already.

Going to see a friend tomorrow who has a high magnification glass. Might be able to figure out the two worn out digits/letters. They are faded out in the last set of 5.

Does scanning the bar code on the COA provide the Product Key???

Does scanning the bar code on the COA provide the Product Key???

That I don't know. It's worth a try. You have 23 of the 25 characters so it should be easy to tell.

Thanks for the link to the Tutorial, derekimo.

The plan is:
A. Try Recovery Partition
B. If Plan A strikes out, use gregrocker's tutorial on Clean Install.

(The other download will stay put.)


Friend's high magnification glass is 10X. Hopefully, that will do it.

Have to back up about 3000 photos before starting anything else. Ugh!!

When done, will post back on how it went. Or, you might hear from me if there is trouble in paradise.

Have a great week, everybody!!

Backing up 3000 photos should be fast. That is probably appr. 3GBs. I do operations like that with this Linux stick where I have 115GB of free space right on the stick.

You folks keep posting your suggestions!! :) The more the better!!

SIW2 suggested a Repair install.

Can the W7 Starter .iso be used for that? Or just use the Repair your computer option from the Advanced Boot Options menu that shows up when tapping F8?

Hi you might see if this works,
http://iefaq.info/index.php?action=artikel&cat=42&id=133&artlang=en

Sometime shinning a small light at a angle will allow you to see the COA.

TrashZone and Layback Bear,

Thanks for your suggestions.

@TZ,

Unfortunately, the IE reg repair did not work.

Hesitantly, pressed F9 to use the Recovery Partition that I thought was empty (only had 0.7GB used), and, surprisingly, the system installed just like it was when new.


@LB,

Did try your light suggestion, along with a 10X magnifier glass!
Was able to figure out the missing info!!

However, since the Recovery Partition worked, did not need the Product Key. In any event, wrote the 25 digit/letter key for future use, if needed. Also planning to put some clear wide tape over the COA to prevent any subsequent fading from handling the Netbook.